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Falling Down
Falling Down

7.4

Falling Down

R·1993·113m

Summary

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

D-Fens

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Prendergast

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Beth

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin

Sandra

Tuesday Weld

Tuesday Weld

Mrs. Prendergast

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Surplus Store Owner

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

D-Fens' Mother

Joey Singer

Joey Singer

Adele (Beth's Child)

Ebbe Roe Smith

Ebbe Roe Smith

Guy on Freeway

Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan

Mr. Lee

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

Captain Yardley

D.W. Moffett

D.W. Moffett

Detective Lydecker

Steve Park

Steve Park

Detective Brian

Kimberly Scott

Kimberly Scott

Detective Jones

James Keane

James Keane

Detective Keene

Macon McCalman

Macon McCalman

Detective Graham

Richard Montoya

Richard Montoya

Detective Sanchez

Bruce Beatty

Bruce Beatty

Police Clerk

Matthew Saks

Officer at Station

Agustin Rodriguez

Agustin Rodriguez

Gang Member One

Eddie Frias

Gang Member Two

Pat Romano

Pat Romano

Gang Member Three

Julian Scott Urena

Julian Scott Urena

Gang Member Four

Karina Arroyave

Karina Arroyave

Angie

Irene Olga López

Irene Olga López

Angie's Mother

Benjamin Mouton

Benjamin Mouton

Uniformed Officer at Beth's

Dean Hallo

Dean Hallo

Uniformed Officer's Partner

James Morrison

James Morrison

Construction Sign Man by Bus Stop

John Fleck

John Fleck

Steady Guy in Park

Brent Hinkley

Brent Hinkley

Rick (Whammyburger)

Dedee Pfeiffer

Dedee Pfeiffer

Sheila (Whammyburger)

Carole Androsky

Woman Who Throws Up (Whammyburger)

Margaret Medina

Margaret Medina

Lita the Waitress

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Not Economically Viable Man

Mark Frank

Annoying Man at Phone Booth

Peter Radon

First Gay Man

Spencer Rochfort

Spencer Rochfort

Second Gay Man

Carole Ita White

Carole Ita White

Second Officer at Beth's

Russell Curry

Russell Curry

Second Officer's Partner

John Fink

John Fink

Guy Behind Woman Driver

Jack Kehoe

Jack Kehoe

Street Worker

Valentino D. Harrison

Kid (with Missile Launcher)

Jack Betts

Jack Betts

Frank (Golfer)

Al Mancini

Al Mancini

Jim (Golfer)

John Diehl

John Diehl

Dad (Back Yard Party)

Amy Morton

Amy Morton

Mom (Back Yard Party)

Abbey Barthel

Trina (Back Yard Party)

Susie Singer Carter

Suzie the Stripper

Wayne Duvall

Wayne Duvall

Paramedic

Valisha Jean Malin

Prendergast's Daughter

Crew

Director

Joel Schumacher

Writer

Ebbe Roe Smith

Reviews

B

BinaryCrunch

August 10, 2015

6

Having just watched this movie I can say that I enjoyed it, not overly so. Its not really a tale of urban reality more that the everyday annoyances that we do nothing about and this guy turns them into a personal insult. Its starts normally enough, stuck in traffic, beep noises and drilling on a hot day, his AC is broken, the window is broken. Instead of just shrugging it off with that Monday feeling he just abandons his car and goes for a walk, to start with its a shop owner with overpriced drinks that gets his shop smashed up a bit, later only when threatened with violence himself does he defend himself against 2 gang members. This is where things start to suddenly go weird, the gang members drive round and stumble across him somehow, (I'm British but I think LA is a little too big for that) then spray bullets in a drive by 20ft away and miss him completely but hit everyone around him and then they promptly crash. He walks over to the car, collects a bag of guns from it then goes and shoots up a burger bar because they are not serving breakfast, which he then changes his mind to lunch anyway and it continues from there. I don't know if this was meant to show some sort of mental brakedown due to his previous life choices but his empathy just disappears. At the start you could relate to the character but the more you watch the more you begin to distance yourself from that notion until you realise you just watched a movie where a guy went round killing people for no reason other than anger at himself for destroying his family life. It leaves me wondering if that was the directors intention or a happy coincidence to push that prospective on the viewer.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$25,000,000.00

Revenue:

$40,903,593.00

Keywords

detective
rocket launcher
retirement
traffic jam
gang
los angeles, california
divorce
anger
cynical
psychotic
inequality
road rage
urban decay
laid off
disturbed
aggressive
philosophical
unassuming
price gouging
cautionary
suspenseful
critical
intense
antagonistic
farcical